-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An apparent tornado touched down Saturday afternoon in a small town east of Kansas City , Missouri , blowing roofs off houses and toppling trees and power poles , the National Weather Service said .

There was no immediate word on injuries in the town of Orrick , but law enforcement officials are checking house-to-house to make sure everyone is accounted for , said Sgt. Collin Stosberg with the Missouri Highway Patrol .

The damage appeared to be typical for a tornado , but a determination on whether it was indeed a twister and the scale would have to wait another day , said Rich Thompson , lead forecaster at the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center in Norman , Oklahoma .

Residents reported seeing a funnel cloud , Thompson told CNN .

Debris was scattered throughout the town . A silo crashed to the ground and trees were either ripped out of the ground or torn in half . Residents looked stunned as they surveyed the damage .

Amy and Jerry McNary discovered their two Australian shepherd puppies , amazingly , were alive in their open-air enclosure , though a bit muddy . The McNarys ' chicken coop next to the dogs was turned upside down , but all 15 chickens were unhurt .

Their yard was full of storm debris .

`` It 's bad . It 's a mess , '' Jerry McNary told CNN Kansas CIty affiliate KSHB . `` The rest of the town does n't look any better .

His wife said the town of about 900 will recover . Orrick is about 30 miles east of Kansas City .

`` Orrick 's a good community , '' Amy McNary told KSHB . `` I 'm sure everyone will help out . We have a strong community here . ''

Stosberg said 80 % of the town was affected . Authorities said they wo n't allow nonresidents for 48 hours .

Because power lines were downed , Kansas City Power & Light deliberately shut off electricity to the area until the damage can be assessed .

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Residents say the town of 900 will recover

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There is no word on injuries

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The National Weather Service says the damage appears typical for a tornado

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A silo was brought down and debris is scattered